There are real threats emanating from Afghanistan, but are they severe enough to warrant indefinite deployments?
It's been a horrible week in northeastern Syria. The U.S. abandoned its Kurdish allies after the president had a conversation by phone with Turkish President Erdogan and pulled the plug on the stabilizing U.S. presence in the region. The Turkish government began a major incursion over the border, which has produced significant casualties and major questions about ISIS detainees in Kurdish custody.
Nothing in the Constitution, the framers’ debates, or historical practice suggests presidents have a free pass during the final year of their term that allows them to avoid facing impeachment.
Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes posted part twelve of The Report, Lawfare’s podcast recounting the story of the Mueller Report.
Moscow has expanded its influence in Africa. What should the U.S. do to counter Russian activity in the continent?
Almost everything in the whistleblower’s complaint has been verified, so requiring testimony does not further the public interest in any respect. It would also be a failure of Congress’s responsibility to protect law-abiding whistleblowers.
There is no single cause that motivates individuals to radicalize. As such, there is no single solution that will solve this problem. Effective mitigation will require government, public-private partnerships, technology companies and civil society.
Debates about whether American companies should do business with China are laden with distasteful and unconstructive opinions about American morality.
A new poll from the University of Maryland suggests that as more information is brought to light about President Trump’s dealings in Ukraine, there is potential for further shift in public opinion on impeachment.
Today, we released the twelfth episode of Lawfare’s narrative audio documentary, The Report, which recounts the story Robert Mueller lays out in his 448-page report.
We recorded on Thursday before a live audience in Austin! Austin Hall, that is, on the campus of Harvard Law School! Special thanks to Matt Morris and the great students of the Harvard National Security & Law Association, and to all who attended!
We certainly didn’t lack for topics. Professors Vladeck and Chesney discussed and debated:
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Erdogan's hardline policies targeting the Kurds are an opportunity for his rivals.
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An attorney’s ethical obligations to safeguard discussions with clients can go far beyond attorney-client privilege—even if that client is the president of the United States.
The Hoover Institution will host a book event on Oct. 24 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., where Lawfare’s Jack Goldsmith will discuss his new book, “In Hoffa's Shadow: A Stepfather, a Disappearance in Detroit, and My Search for the Truth."
Since President Obama issued Presidential Policy Directive—Signals Intelligence Activities (PPD-28), the U.S. intelligence community has afforded extraordinary protections to incidentally collected data of foreign nationals. It is time to re-evaluate PPD-28 and consider repealing or amending the directive.
Gordon D. Sondland, ambassador to the European Union, will appear on Thursday before House impeachment investigators from the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence. His opening statement is available here and below:
Testimony on Capitol Hill this week reveals that Rudy Giuliani was running a shadow foreign policy on Ukraine. The White House vows not to cooperate with the impeachment investigation. And Turkish forces move into Syria, sparking a new national security crisis.